Glenn Miller Orchestra

Glenn Miller Orchestra

Glenn Miller OrchestraGlenn Miller and His Orchestra was an American swing dance band formed by Glenn Miller in 1938. Arranged around a clarinet and tenor saxophone playing melody, and three other saxophones playing harmony, the band became the most popular and commercially successful dance orchestra of the Swing era and one of the greatest singles charting acts of the 20th century.

Miller began professionally recording in New York City as a sideman in the Hot jazz era of the late 1920s. With the arrival of virtuoso trombonists Jack Teagarden and Tommy Dorsey, Miller focused more on developing his arrangement skills. Writing for contemporaries and future stars such as Artie Shaw, and Benny Goodman, Miller gained prowess as an arranger by working in a variety of settings. Later, Miller largely improved his arranging and writing skills by studying under music theorist Joseph Schillinger.

In February 1937, Miller started an orchestra that briefly made records for Decca. With this group, Miller used an arrangement he wrote for British bandleader Ray Noble's American band in an attempt to form a clarinet-reed sound. This style developed over time, and eventually became known as the Glenn Miller sound. Frustrated with his agency over playing inconsistent bookings and lacking broad radio exposure, Miller gave the band notice in December 1937. Less than three months later, he was looking for members and forming a new band.

Latest Sheets Of Glenn Miller Orchestra Glenn Miller Orchestra Latest Sheets Feed
Latest Requests Of Glenn Miller Orchestra Glenn Miller Orchestra Latest Requests Feed

Advertisement Advertisement

share this artist
 
Total 9 sheet(s) found, listing between 0 - 9.
Song Added By Pages Instruments Sheet Type File
in the mood littlesarah21 (11)
4331d ago
4 Piano, Vocal, Accordion Original
in the mood martine_v_eerdt (1)
4749d ago
3 Piano Book
A string of pearls Lafuente (11)
4898d ago
48 Piano, Drum, Guitar, Trumpet, Saxophone, Bass, Trombone Transcription
Malaguena rsnee354 (13)
4983d ago
3 Piano, Drum, Trumpet, Saxophone, Horn, Bass, Trombone Original
in the mood RICH393 (2)
4993d ago
8 Trumpet, Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone, Bass Other
Moonlight Serenade Thoraldus (2)
5013d ago
1 Piano, Guitar Transcription
American Patrol AllanBator (16)
5048d ago
1 Piano, Guitar Transcription
in the mood bandicjo (14)
5050d ago
4 Piano, Cello, Drum, Trumpet, Saxophone, Bass Other
Litlle Bron Jug riivo.jogi (106)
5052d ago
2 Piano Other